Feeding a 3 and 5 year old?

[CDStudier]

Hello,

I am currently doing an assessment as a part of my GCSE Child Development course. The brief is to cook a meal for a 3 and 5 year old, a main and dessert. I am doing a survey to see what mums feed their children which include as many of the key nutrients as possible? Many thanks :)

Spag bol is good. Protein in the mince, carrots/celery/onion/tomato as veg, pasta as carb, most children 3-5 like it, its easy to prep ahead so a popular choice for parents and children alike. Pudding of chopped up fruit and yoghurt ticks the calcium and vitamins boxes.

I agree with above poster....great choice

Another idea is chicken and veg casserole with extra veg and rice.

Followed by stewed fruit and creme fraiche.

A fruit crumble would be good for pudding, especially if you use some wholemeal flour in the crumble topping (I do half white/half wholemeal) and add some rolled oats too - extra nutrients! Also perhaps some chopped nuts - eg hazelnuts nice with apple crumble.

Main course ideas - spag bol is a good idea- can hide lots of veggies in there (cook until soft and then puree with the tinned toms if children don't like lumps of veg - fry meat and then add the veg/tom sauce)

Jacket potatoes with tuna mayo: cheese/ bolonese/ houmous, etc and salad.

Biscuit/ cake plus yogurt/ fruit for pud.

Hope that helps!

Good luck with your GCSEs!

Spag bol.

Cottage pie.

Lentil bolognese.

Fruit or yoghurt for pudding.

Tuna macaroni in cheese sauce with peas and sweetcorn

Fishfingers, mash and peas

Beans on toast!

Mango and ice-cream for pud
Banana split

dunno DH feeds the kids, I am at work. Think it involved fish, sweetcorn and bread at least tonight

Moroccan chicken (chicken, chick peas, apricots, carrots, onions, tomatoes, peppers) with rice or couscous. My 2 dc are not great pudding eaters, so banana +/- yoghurt/ home made custard
Sausage and lentil casserole with rice/ mash (any and every veg in the casserole)
Kedgeree (haddock, rice, onions) on green veg (courgettes/ cabbage/ peas)
Butternut squash risotto
Ratatouille and pasta, with cheese

A really easy one is cheese and beans on wholemeal toast, milk to drink, fruit for afters.
All the above sound scrummy, but less chopping stuff up for mine!

Thank you all for your help :)

This is the sort of thing mine eat. They're 3.5 and 5.11.

Quesadillas - flour tortillas filled with beans, vegetables and cheese, served with guacamole.

Butternut squash and borlotti bean casserole.

Fish curry, pilau rice, date and spinach raita.

Duck and puy lentil casserole.

Lasagne.

They nearly always have natural yoghurt and fruit for pudding, but sometimes get rose and cardamom rice pudding as a treat.

Not sure if any of that's helpful - they eat with us, so never get 'kid' food. But still, they eat it, and they like it. And none of it's fussy or time-consuming to make.

Dd likes yoghurt, tuna risotto, spaghetti Bol, fish fingers, home made curry, bananas etc. Basically she loves kiddie food.